If a connection 2 a server that U R downloading a file from is interrupted Windows saves the file 2 disk even if it is not complete. If U try & redownload the file Windows sees the file in the cache & assumes that it has already been downloaded so just keeps dishing up the cached version of the file which, of course, is incomplete.

I know there R download managers that resume broken downloads but download managers don't work 4 every file on the web.

Searching 4 a file in the cache & manually deleting it is a very tedious task. Would there B a way 2 rightclick the link & delete or overwrite the file?

The way a file is downloaded would depend on the browser or application you are using to intiate the download. This really would have nothing to do with Windows - Windows is only providing the disk space for the cache (and possibly the API's to connect to a server)

For instance if you use FTP to download the FTP specification provides a means for downloading a file by specifying the start and end bytes. This allows FTP applications to resume a transfer.

I had thought he wanted a tool to resume a download of a file in the cache. Maybe all he needs is something that clears his cache. Maybe Maxthon has a setting to set the size of the cache or to always check the server for a new file (basically not use the cache).

Given that Maxthon is based on Internet Explorer -the website say "which means that what works in the IE browser will work the same in Maxthon tabbed browser but with many additional efficient features". See http://www.maxthon.com/

You may find that any download manager (such as GetRight) which integrates into Internet Explorer should work seamlessly with Maxon too.

Even if it doesn't GetRight can monitor the clipboard for URLs and offer to download files with extensions you monitor for. In this case all you would have to do is point to the download, right click and copy the URL to the clipboard for GetRight to take over the download.

I'm pretty sure resuming a download was an option decided by the server.... not the client downloading. Therefore, certain files may not resume because the person setting up the server has not allowed resume and no amount of code on the client's machine will correct that.

I'm pretty sure resuming a download was an option decided by the server.... not the client downloading. Therefore, certain files may not resume because the person setting up the server has not allowed resume and no amount of code on the client's machine will correct that.

Kevin

It may be something that can be prevented but the HTTP spec is what allows the partial retrieval of data.

right and downloaders let you do things like say "download all the mp3s on this page", one after the other.and even when you have a fast connection, the server might not.

Interesting. Not something I would need but something I see some users needing.

I haven't tried GetRight in many years but I have to assume they have been changing with the times. Meaning: Implementing more features geared towards broadband while still keeping the features and functionailty of their base application.

Can you supply me with a URL to a small file that can not be downloaded through a download manager? I would like to run some tests by connecting via an HTTP request through a very raw solution - using Winsock.

Here is one you could try: rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/scotland/radioscotland/demand/dailyfeature/rs_feature2_tue.rm

it is a 30 minute radio programme "Muriel Gray's Trip off the Tongue" from a recent Radio Scotland broadcast. (She can be a wicked wee lassie too)

I think you have mis-understood my posts. My posts were in response to the OP who was looking for resuming a cached file.

I have no need for a download manager or streaming.

I only mentioned streaming as a way a file on the internet may not be the actual file you are receiving since the OP mentioned about download managers not being able to grab all files from the internet.

I then mentioned about finding me a file that could not be downloaded via a download manager because I would try some things to figure out why it would file with a download manager..

The file is over 60 megs & I've tried to download it 5 times but the connection has been reset each time.

Veign, there are smaller files on the site.

I tried using GetRight but I got an incorrect referrer error message generated in an HTML file. I remember in older versions of GetRight you could change the referrer but this does not appear to be the case for the current version.